Exhibitors / Presenters
Welcome to the 8th annual Paddlefest Kid’s Outdoor Adventure Expo at Coney Island! Presented by The Green Umbrella, Hamilton County Park District, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, The Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile Jr. Foundation and General Electric. This event brings together area organizations for the largest outdoor youth environmental education program in the region.
With over 5,000 children expected to participate this year, the Kids Expo has become the largest outdoor water safety and environmental education program for children in the Midwest. In 2011, the Kids Outdoor Adventure Expo received the first place OPRA Award of Excellence for Environmental Programs from the Ohio Parks and Recreation Association. The Expo is a unique opportunity to enhance the interest of children in the outdoor world while promoting their academic achievement in science, technology, math and engineering. With interactive stations and hands-on activities, the event is designed to engage, educate and entertain while helping children learn what they can do to protect and enjoy the environment.
The Kid’s Outdoor Adventure Expo is Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Coney Island, with two sessions: (Morning Session) 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and (Afternoon Session) 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm. The Kid’s Expo will take place the day before the 12th Annual Ohio River Way Paddlefest, which begins Friday, June 21 with the Ohio River Music & GearFest & Roots on the River Music Festival. It runs through Saturday, June 22 with the annual Paddle the Ohio event, as well as Pedalfest and the Finish Line Festival at Yeatman’s Cove. We invite your organization to take part in the 2013 Kids Outdoor Adventure Expo! This year, we will be separating the event into four separate “villages”. These villages will each have their own unique outdoor adventure inspired theme, and are appropriately named “Let’s Move!”, “Let’s Explore!”, Let’s Splash!” and “Let’s Be Green!”.
“Let’s Move!”
Get up and get your body moving in the “Let’s Move” village, where your energy will never run out! Run, jump, play, climb, bounce, dance and learn what to eat, so that you can always keep your body moving! (Teaching kids about safety, nutrition and health.)
LET’S MOVE VILLAGE PRESENTERS/EXHIBITORS
Safety Zone
Children’s Hospital
“Safety Program”
Eat for Energy
Children’s Hospital
“Nutrition Program”
Whole Foods Market
“Traveling Salad Bar”
Safety Zone
“Safe Routes to School”
Green Bean Delivery
Cincinnati Fire Department
“Smokehouse”
Five Seasons Family Sports Club
Hamilton County Park District
“Climbing Wall”
Hamilton County Park District
” ‘Woody’ The Special Needs Mechanical Horse”
Queen City Bike
The Punch House
“Non-contact fitness boxing for Kids”
Yoga
“Radiant Yoga for Kids”
Deb Yaeger
ZUMBATOMICS
“Deb’s Fitness Party”
“Let’s Explore!”
Get outside and fulfill your curiosity in the “Let’s Explore” village! Get up close and personal with nature and wildlife! Take a journey with us and discover what you can find in your own backyard! Learn the essentials of camping equipment and even roast marshmallows! (Teaching kids about nature and wildlife.)
LET’S EXPLORE VILLAGE PRESENTERS/EXHIBITORS
Boone County Arboretum
Cincinnati’s World Famous Fossils & Artistic Bat and Dinosaur Boomerangs
Crystal Clear Science
“Let’s Explore Sound Science: DIY Stations”
Cincinnati Parks
“Amazing Adaptations”
Hamilton County Park District
Naturalist Department
“Feathered Friends”
Hamilton County Park District
Naturalist Department
“Let’s Explore Reptiles!”
Hamilton County Park District
Naturalist Department
“Wildlife Signs: Who Goes There?”
Hamilton County Park District
Parky’s Farm Petting Zoo
“Farm to Me”
OHIO EPA
“Enviroscape”
Oxbow, Inc.
“Common Inhabitants of the Cincinnati Area”
REI & UC Mountaineering Club
“How to Pitch a Tent & Sleep Outside”
Susan Fowler
“Steamboat Susan Storyteller Artist”
Wave Foundation at the Newport Aquarium
“Scales & Tails”
“Let’s Splash!”
Get drenched with knowledge about water quality and safety in the “Let’s Splash” village! You can go fishing, make waves riding in a Dragon boat and have a chance to learn how to put on a lifejacket and paddle in a raft on Lake Como! (Teaching kids about water safety and aquatic life.)
LET’S SPLASH VILLAGE EXHIBITOR/PRESENTERS
Greenacres Water Quality Project LLC
“Can Fish Live Here?”
Groundwork Cincinnati- Mill Creek
“Water Quality Monitoring”
The Fishing Corner
Northern Kentucky Fly Fishers
“Fishing Ponds”
The Fishing Corner
ORSANCO
“Fish Tank”
Kentucky Thoroughbreasts
“Dragon Boat Rides on Lake Como”
ODNR ALLEY
ODNR (Boat Tour)
“Water Safety”
ODNR ALLEY
ODNR (Scenic Rivers)
“Stream Quality Monitoring”
ODNR ALLEY
ODNR (State Parks)
“Reptiles & Amphibians in Ohio”
Paddling on Lake Como
“Raft Paddling”
Queen City Riverboat – boat rides $2.00 per person
“The Clipper”
Riverworks Discovery
Exploding Grain Elevator
“Let’s Go Green!”
Get dirty and see how you can make a difference in the “Let’s Be Green” village. Discover what you can do to become a steward of the environment: planting, composting, recycling, and gardening all to care for your world! (Teaching kids how to reduce, reuse and recycle
LET’S GO GREEN PRESENTERS/EXHIBITORS
Building Value
Cincinnati Zoo
“Live Animals & Sustainability Program”
Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance
“The Power of Efficiency”
Hamilton County Recycling & Solid Waste District
“Modern Day Landfills & Their Alternatives”
HC Soil & Water Conservation District
“Sunflower Seed Planting”
Keep Cincinnati Beautiful
“Get to Know Your Carbon Footprint”
METRO
“Metro Hybrid Bus”
Rumpke
“The Landfill Game”
SW OH Air Quality
“Smog in a Jar”
Warren County Solid Waste Management
The Ohio River Paddlefest